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No. 397 - Conservative Care of Urinary Incontinence in Women.

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OBJECTIVE To outline the evidence for conservative care, including both assessment and management options, for urinary incontinence in women. INTENDED USERS Relevant primary care providers and medical specialists including but… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE To outline the evidence for conservative care, including both assessment and management options, for urinary incontinence in women. INTENDED USERS Relevant primary care providers and medical specialists including but not limited to physicians, nurses, midwives, and pelvic health physiotherapists. TARGET POPULATION Women (>18 years of age) with urinary incontinence. OPTIONS Assessment options include gathering of a detailed history, physical examination, laboratory analysis, urodynamic evaluation, and cystoscopy. Conservative management options include lifestyle management, pelvic floor muscle training, behavioural management, and mechanical devices. OUTCOMES To provide an evaluation-based summary of current available evidence concerning efficacy of conservative care (assessment and management) strategies for urinary incontinence in women. EVIDENCE The Cochrane Library and Medline (2013-2018) were searched to find articles related to conservative care of urinary incontinence in women (>18 years). Articles were appraised, and the collective evidence was graded. VALIDATION METHODS The evidence obtained was reviewed and evaluated by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) Urogynecology Committee under the leadership of the principal authors. The quality of evidence was rated using the criteria described in the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology framework. BENEFITS, HARMS, AND COSTS Evidence for the efficacy of conservative care (assessment and management) options for women with urinary incontinence is strong. Furthermore, these options carry minimal or no harm and confer an established cost benefit. GUIDELINE UPDATE This SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline will be automatically reviewed 5 years after publication. SUMMARY STATEMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS.

Keywords: evidence; incontinence women; care; urinary incontinence; conservative care

Journal Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC
Year Published: 2020

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